| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liverpool | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 22 | 30 | 51 |
| 2 | arsenal | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | nottingham-forest | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | chelsea | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | manchester-city | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | newcastle-united | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | bournemouth | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 37 |
| 8 | aston-villa | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | brighton | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | fulham | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | brentford | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | crystal-palace | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | manchester-united | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | west-ham | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 26 |
| 15 | tottenham | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 24 |
| 16 | everton | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 21 |
| 17 | wolves | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 16 |
| 18 | ipswich-town | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 16 |
| 19 | leicester-city | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 14 |
| 20 | southampton | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 50 | -35 | 6 |